[TCN] Friday, December 22, 2023

  

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

 Friday, December 22, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) USDOT Scrutinizing Airline Frequent Flier Programs

Reuters

2) At Dallas Airport, AI Is Helping Reunite Travelers With Their Lost Items

CBS Evening News

3) FAA Wants Pilot Input On Weather Products

General Aviation News

CAMERAS

4) Judge Suspends $100 Fee To Fight Peninsula, Ohio Traffic Camera Citations

WEWS-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) India To Start Satellite-Based Toll-Collection System By March

Economic Times

MARITIME

6) US Bans Pentagon From Using Ports That Use Chinese Logistics Platform

Voice of America

OTHER

7) Prankster Tricks A GM Chatbot Into Agreeing To Sell Him A $76,000 Chevy Tahoe For $1

Upworthy

PARKING

8) New York City 'Smart Curbs' Program Will Use Online Feedback To Identify Problem Spots

WABC-TV

ROADWAYS

9) Colorado DOT Introducing Additional Markings, Signs On I-70 to Improve Safety, Reduce Closures

KKCO-TV

10) EV Charging Signs To Appear On US Highways Thanks To New Federal Standards

Motor Mouth

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Public-Private Partnership Pushes For Safe, Efficient Deployment Of AVs In Texas

Commercial Carrier Journal

12) These Hand-Painted Traffic Signs Reduced Japan's Traffic Accidents

Jalopnik

SPACE

13) US, Japan, South Korea Start Sharing Missile Information In Real Time

Nikkei

TELEMATICS

14) Software Over The A2B - How A2B Is Changing The Game For SOTA In Automotive Applications

The Engineer

TRANSIT

15) Real-Time NJ Transit Bus Arrival Information Returns To Transit App

The Record

16) How Small Cities Can Optimize Transit To Support Sporting Events, Holiday Crowds

Metro contributed content

VEHICLES

17) How Over-The-Air Updates Like Tesla's Are Changing The Recall Game

Bloomberg

News Releases

1) How Delta Is Doubling Down On In-Flight Connectivity

2) UK To Deploy Simpler Road Signs To Protect Small Animals, Boost Safety

Friday Bonus

On the Friday before Christmas I like to see if I can find a Friday Bonus that has a bit of holiday magic. This was sent to me by my friend Anne McKinnon. The Boston Society of Architects has a gingerbread design competition.This year it had a transit theme. This creation, which Anne helped build, won. It shows a proposed, but never built urban ring subway for crosstown connections. Check out the other entries, too.

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[TCN] Thursday, December 21, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

 ❄️ Thursday, December 21, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey ☀️

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**Happy Winter/Summer Solstice**

AVIATION

1) Air India Rolls Out New Branding Across Digital Channels And Some Airports

Simple Flying

CAMERAS

2) Baltimore Approves $17 Million Extension For I-83 Cameras After Crashes Plummet

Baltimore Banner

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Uruguay Shifts To Electronic Toll Payments

BNN

HEALTH

4) San Francisco Bay Area Federal Legislators Introduce Bills To Require FAA To Be More Responsive To Noise Complaints

Quiet Cities blog

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Intelligent Left Turns Are Decreasing Wrecks In Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Atlanta Journal-Constitution column

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 21, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

7) Anchorage Assembly Rejects Renaming Port Of Alaska After Late US Rep. Don Young

Anchorage Daily News

MOBILITY

8) Electric Scooter Company Bird Global Steers Into Bankruptcy Protection In Bid To Repair Its Finances 

AP

OTHER

9) California Police Required To State Reason For Traffic Stops Before Questioning Drivers Next Year

Los Angeles Times

PARKING

10) Fed Up With Fines, San Francisco Tech Couple Invents App To Avoid Parking Tickets

San Francisco Standard

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Greek Transport Ministry Launches Website Section On E-Mobility

Kathimerini

12) Delaware Office Of Highway Safety Brings Trilingual Resources Promoting Safe Driving To Perdue Farms

WMDT-TV

RAILROADS

13) Parallel Systems Shows Off Autonomous Rail Cars' Ability To Move Together In Platoons

Trains

TELEMATICS

14) Apple's Immersive Next-Gen CarPlay Will Start With Porsche, Aston Martin

The Verge

TRANSIT

15) Student Transit Advocates Make Riding The T A Varsity Sport

Streetsblog Massachusetts

News Releases

1) NASA, Joby Pave The Way For Air Taxis In Busy Airports

2) Samsung Wallet Newest Option For Arizona Driver License Or ID

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[TCN] Wednesday, December 20, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

 Wednesday, December 20, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Houston Biking, Cycling Advocates Say City-Owned Digital Billboard Creating A Hazard

KTRK-TV

2) Singapore's LTA Unveils Innovative Wayfinding System For Pedestrians, Cyclists

Intelligent Transport

AVIATION

3) FAA Moves To Address Air Traffic Controller Fatigue

FAA

4) ITU Approves Satellites To Support Communications Between Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers

Air Traffic Management

5) Inside The 'Magic Radio' Protecting Russian Drones From Jamming

Forbes

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Women In Nordic ITS: How Can We Promote Gender Equality In The ITS Sector?

EIT Urban Mobility

MARITIME

7) EU Tries To Shine More Light On Russia's 'Dark' Tanker Fleet

Maritime Executive

OTHER

8) How New York Times Reporter Niraj Chokshi Covers Transportation

New York Times

9) 5G Technology: The Green Revolution In Transportation And Manufacturing

Medriva

PRIVACY

10) An Abused Wife Took On Tesla Over Tracking Tech. She Lost.

Reuters

11) Police In UK To Be Able To Run Face Recognition Searches On 50 Million License Holders

The Guardian

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Australian Transport Workers Wear Custom Vests As Part Of Anti-abuse Campaign

Safety+Health

ROADWAYS

13) Native American Translations Being Added To More US Road Signs To Promote Language, Awareness

AP

SPACE

14) Voyager 1 Sending Binary Gibberish To Earth From 15.1 Billion Miles Away

Astronomy

TRANSIT

15) Ohio State Study Uses New Technology To See How Big Events Can Disrupt Public Transit Over An Entire City

Ohio State University

16) Radio Looks Different In Kenya's Public Transit Vehicles

Radio World

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Arkansas Truckers Association Questions ArDOT Eclipse Traffic Plan

KAIT-TV

News Releases

1) FTA Takes Nationwide Step To Address Assaults On Transit Workers

2) Via Voted 'Most Popular Agency' In Transit App's Rider Choice Awards

3) Macomb County, Michigan, Project Partners Celebrate Opening Of Transformational Innovate Mound Roadway Project

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[TCN] Tuesday, December 19, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

 Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Airports Are Starting To Adapt For Travelers With Dementia

AARP

2) Behind-The-Scenes Look At United Operations Center In Houston

KHOU-TV

3) Lack Of Clear Communications, Verification Lead To Aircraft Misfuelings

Ground Support Worldwide

4) How Brands Like Kizik Are Getting Creative With Airport Advertising

Modern Retail

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Hong Kong Police To Investigate If Western Harbour Tunnel Overcharging Incident Was Deliberate

South China Morning Post

FREIGHT

6) USDOT's Freight Data Exchange Processing 65% Of US Container Imports

FreightWaves

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Galileo Second Generation To Offer Enhanced Navigation Satellites With Novel Signals, Services, More Precise Positioning

European Space Agency

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Experts Call For Implementation Of ITS To Reduce Road Accidents In India

Dainik Jagran

OTHER

9) Deal On New Guidelines For Trans-European Transport Projects

European Parliament

10) Longtime Bay Area News Group 'Mr. Roadshow' Columnist Gary Richards Dies

Mercury News

11) Expedia Wants To Use AI To Cut Google Out Of Its Trip-Planning Business

The Verge

12) Digital Transformation Drives Innovation In Transportation

Mass Transit contributed content

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) FAA Resorting To Memes To Fight Increase In Unruly Passengers

SFGate

ROADWAYS

14) FHWA Releases New MUTCD With Updates To Improve Safety For Pedestrians, Bicyclists, All Road Users

FHWA

SPACE

15) NASA's Tech Demo Streams First Video From Deep Space Via Laser

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

TRANSIT

16) All New York City Subway Cars To Have Cameras By 2026 Amid Rise In Assaults

NY1

17) Community Of Madrid invests €6 Million To Install Light And Acoustic Warning Devices On Metro Train Doors

Intelligent Transport

18) Minnesota's Metro Transit Makes Accessibility Improvements To Mall Of America Station

KARE-TV

19) The Immeasurable Impact Of Technology-Enabled Passenger Accessibility Initiatives

Intelligent Transport contributed content

20) Audio System Trends In Transit Stations

Mass Transit contributed content

VEHICLES

21) A Look Inside The University Of Michigan's Automated Vehicle Testing Facility

WWJ-TV

22) LG Electronics To Unveil 'Alpha-able' Concept For Future Mobility Customer Experience At CES

BusinessKorea

News Releases

1) Transportation Planning Goes Virtual

2) TomTom, Microsoft To Bring Generative AI Into The Vehicle

3) JFK Terminal One, Ink Partner To Reduce Disruptions, Ensure Operational Continuity

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

For much of the 20th century incandescent and gas lights lit streets around the world. In 1881 however, a different kind of light illuminated the streets of San Jose, California. 

 

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